Things are becoming more and more magical, and many people's previously deep-rooted perceptions are being broken bit by bit.
For example, Li Yu and Xuanzang became sworn sworn friends, the White Lotus Sect came to participate in the Heroes' Meeting, and the envoys from Wei and Shu drank on the same stage in Bianliang.
Monsters guard the Bianhe River, turtles travel through the wind and rain, and aloof monks soak in the muddy water to dig ditches for farmers.
The gods who exerted great power were toppled their statues, and the monarchs expressed their support one by one. The tense atmosphere in Jingxiang was temporarily relieved by a hero meeting.
All this pushed Li Yu to the forefront.
In the past, he wished he could remain unknown and make a fortune in silence, but what he feared most was becoming famous.
But this time, Li Yu did not continue to hide, he was surprisingly high-profile.
After sworn sworn vows with Xuanzang, he once again appeared in Bianliang's sight and personally greeted the Holy Lady of the White Lotus Sect.
On the steps in front of the mountain gate, Wang Conger lowered his head slightly, dropped his knees, and said:
"Wang Conger of the White Lotus Sect, pays homage to the Taoist Priest."
Li Yuxu gave him a hand and said: "The White Lotus Sect is really brave to send people to participate in this conference. I am very relieved."
"The leader asked the junior to remind the upright Taoist priest not to forget to make an agreement with her."
Wang Conner looked at the headmaster of the serious sect in front of her and was slightly disappointed. He was different from what she had imagined. To be more precise, he was much more ordinary than she had imagined.
According to rumors, the man that both Joes were attracted to was not surprisingly handsome, and he was far from majestic. He was so ordinary, as if he were just a young man pulled out of the street.
Moreover, he does not have the kind of majesty that looks down on all living beings. He is no different from ordinary people with a smile, and he is even an ordinary person with a kind temper.
Although Wang Conner secretly warned herself that this person must be extraordinary, she still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Li Yu chuckled and did not answer. He stretched out his hand and said: "The Heroes Meeting will be held soon. You have a special status. To ensure everything is safe, please stay at the door temporarily."
The group of people slowly stepped forward, with no expression on their faces, and did not pay attention to the pointing of the serious disciples around them. The rules in the White Lotus Sect are strict, and those who are out of character and unruly will probably be punished.
This is exactly the opposite of the Zhengjing Sect. The disciples of the Zhengjing Sect shook their heads when they looked at their rigid appearance. The people of the White Lotus Sect also looked at the casual appearance of the Zhengjing Sect and secretly despised them.
Li Yu had a panoramic view of all this. The appearance of the White Lotus Saint was just a small episode in this grand event. The real highlight was far from appearing.
Looking at the people gathered up and down, Li Yu did not leave. He suddenly became interested and walked to the middle of the crowd and sat down.
He stretched out his hand and told some simple truths to the crowded but quiet crowd.
"Many of you don't know why I pushed the statue of Our Lady of Lishan. To you, it is a high-ranking god, and we should worship her."
Li Yu found an ordinary old man and asked, "Is that so?"
The old man nodded.
Li Yu said with a smile: "Those who are powerful may not be worthy of worship or support. It's like saying that a big insect in the wild is a hundred times stronger than a domestic dog. So if you have some meat, should you choose to feed it to the dog or to the dog?"
A child in the crowd shouted: "Feed the dog."
The adults around him grabbed him hard, and a woman covered his mouth, her eyes evasive and full of fear.
Li Yu said with a smile: "This kid is right. Why do we feed dogs? Is it because dogs are more powerful than tigers? Obviously not, because dogs are useful to us. Tigers have strong bodies and sharp fangs, but they It can eat people and it won't do you any good."
"Offerings and incense should be like this. If you fear virtue but not power, your virtue will be passed down to the people; if you fear power but not virtue, then your virtue will be passed down from generation to generation. What is fear of virtue? If someone protects me and does good deeds, I will practice it for him. Temples, golden bodies. What is fear of authority? If someone is stronger or more powerful than me, I will bow down to him, be filial and flattering."
If the people were enlightened, Li Yu used his magical power and his words were clearly transmitted to everyone's ears so that they could all hear them clearly.
Many people began to feel the taste of these words, and some people jumped in and scolded them, saying that these were fallacies and blasphemies.
Li Yu suddenly stood up, and with a flash of white light, he walked up to a man who was yelling, looked him straight in the eyes, and asked: "To tell the truth is to blaspheme the gods? The gods have no kindness to me, why should I sing praises?" ?”
He pointed two fingers at the person's knees and laughed, "It's because the knees are weak. I'm used to kneeling and can't stand up."
The people around him were infected by him and started laughing one after another. The person being laughed at was a fair-faced middle-aged man who looked quite wealthy. Although he was not a rich man, he could still be seen to be very well-dressed. He could be considered a Bianliang man. middle class.
He blushed, mustered up his courage, and retorted loudly: "God is omnipotent and will protect us and other people in the next generation. Why can't we kneel down? You talk about morality and power. Power talks nonsense. God's words are morality and legal principles. ."
"God is stronger than man. What God says is legal principle, so we all have to listen to it?"
The middle-aged man nodded.
Li Yu then asked: "Then I am better than you, why don't you listen to my words? I will teach you to disperse the property immediately and distribute it to everyone. Are you willing?"
The middle-aged man blushed. He racked his brains and could not refute, but he said with a pinched neck: "You are blaspheming. No matter how strong you are, you will not die well!"
Li Yu pointed at him again, laughed loudly, and said to the people around him: "Did you see it? It turns out that he doesn't listen to everything, but listens to what is good to him. If you tell the truth, he will bark and bite. If there is no reason, he will act rogue, and in the end he will have no brain power at all. It seems that these weak and incompetent people have lost their own eyes to see things clearly."
Li Yu continued to walk into the crowd, as if he was chatting with the villagers, without any pretense of a land god. As he walked, he said: "Do you know why gods are gods?"
"It was your faith and your incense offerings that brought them to the altar."
"We hold them up because we want them to use their magic power to protect us and benefit the common people, instead of bullying the people."
"What is bullying the common people? The torrential rains in Bianliang for more than ten days, the ubiquitous drought, the floods that destroyed houses, and the plague that killed people for no reason, these are all!"
Li Yu's words were very easy to understand, and the people watching began to fall silent, and their faces began to change, from the laughter of onlookers watching the excitement to becoming serious.
"It is God who cannot live without man, but it is not man who needs God."
